Abstract
The patient's recurrent hypoglycaemia was found to be due to non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia.
Highlights
Spontaneous hypoglycaemia is suggested by the presence of Whipple’s triad: symptoms suggestive of hypoglycaemia, biochemical confirmation of hypoglycaemia, and reversal of symptoms following correction of hypoglycaemia
Neuroglycopenic symptoms tend to predominate as autonomic warning symptoms, and counterregulatory hormonal responses are often impaired in the setting of recurrent hypoglycaemia [1]
non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia (NICTH) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of hypoglycaemia in such patients
Summary
Case report from 1 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China 2 Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Shatin Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China 3 Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China.
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